Registered capital requirement for futures companies is raised, usable area shall be adopted for sale of residential housing and marital or maternity status may not be asked when hiring female employees
China's State Council will soon be regulating gene editing and biotechnologies; in a major sting on illegal P2P lenders, Chinese authorities netted Rmb10 billion in assets and arrested 62 people from 16 countries; and Chinese regulators increase the pressure on banks to boost lending to SMEs.
Anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing is targeted at funding of new financial institutions, securities fund trading is required to be conducted through securities companies and CSRC regulates manager of manager products
CNIPA defines irregular trademark application, hurdles are further removed for foreign employees buying A-shares and unmanned aerial vehicles are regulated to mitigate risks
China's healthcare industry saw a 78.64% year-on-year growth in 2018; and a Citibank report says 2019 will see a large pour of foreign investment in China's capital markets.
Service and manufacturing industries will be relaxed for foreign investment and the Science and Technology Innovation Board allows shares with special voting rights
CSRC takes measures to prevent insider trading in M&A deals; tax reductions for private businesses in Shenzhen rose 10.2% year on year; and China's commercial real estate market grows 50% year on year in investments from foreign investors.
Venture capital firm partners may pay tax on an investment fund basis, Hong Kong and Macao law firms are allowed cooperation throughout China, and mainland China and Hong Kong/Macao make progress in reciprocal enforcement of judgments
Improved cooperation in judicial assistance over civil and commercial matters between courts in the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong; chambers of commerce to play a bigger role in resolving economic disputes in the private sector; and national database enforces court orders more quickly.
